"Hmph!!!"

Yuan Hao snorted coldly, an expression of disdain on his face.

"Do you really think I wouldn't dare to touch you?"

"Do you realize that what you've done has violated a major taboo of Longhua?"

Dong Yang coldly shouted at Yuan Hao.

"My father is one of the three major directors of Longhua Auction House."

"You're just a manager of the East Sea Branch, what right do you have to kill me?"

Yuan Hao looked at Dong Yang and snorted with contempt.

"You..."

Dong Yang's expression turned cold, a hint of anger flashed in his eyes.

"Bring someone, lock him up."

Dong Yang ordered coldly.

"Yes!!!"

Two men in black immediately came forward and took Yuan Hao away.

Dong Yang's gaze flickered, his expression somewhat complex.

"Young Master Longhua, where are you now?"

Dong Yang mumbled to himself, his eyes flickering.

About ten minutes later, in a quaint courtyard in Imperial City.

A man in his fifties, dressed in a black training suit, stood there practicing boxing.

Though he was in his fifties, he was vibrant and his eyes sparkled with vitality.

With every swing of his fists, thunder roared and inner energy burst forth.

Bang!!!

The man punched at a giant stone in the distance.

Immediately, a sonic boom echoed through the void.

The giant stone instantly exploded, scattering fragments everywhere.

"What a move, remote shattering of stone—your strength is becoming more and more terrifying, master!!!"

At that moment, a man dressed in a black training suit appeared, clapping his hands.

"What brings you here?"

The man in the black training suit stopped his punches and took a deep breath, speaking in a deep voice.

"Master, I just received news that Young Master Yuan Hao has been captured by Dong Yang."

The man in black said with his head bowed.

"What happened?"

The man in the black training suit frowned deeply, speaking in a grave tone.

"Young Master Yuan Hao sent someone to assassinate Dong Yang, planning to take advantage of the situation to take control of the East Sea Branch."

"However, the attempt failed, and he was captured by Dong Yang,"

the man in black explained.

"This damned fool, being so reckless and impulsive!!!"

The man in the training suit immediately scowled, a flash of anger in his eyes.

He was Yuan Tian, one of the three great directors of the Longhua Auction House, and Yuan Hao's father.

The Longhua Auction House had three directors in total.

These three were responsible for the auction house's security, sourcing, and auction operations, each in their respective roles.

Yuan Tian was in charge of collecting all items for the Longhua Auction House's auctions.

"Do others know about this?"

Yuan Tian asked in a deep voice.

"Dong Yang has not spread this news around, and they do not know."

"However, because of this, tonight's auction at the East Sea Auction House has been delayed."

"The others should find out about it soon,"

the man in black said gravely.

"Book a flight, I'm heading to the East Sea!!!"

Yuan Tian commanded forcefully.

"Yes, but master, if this news gets out, I'm afraid that Young Master Yuan Hao... "

the man in black spoke hesitantly.

"Yuan Hao is my only son; I want to see who would dare touch him."

Yuan Tian declared with a tone of authority.

Elsewhere in Imperial City.

A man in his forties or fifties dressed in a Tang suit sat there sipping tea.

A man also stood there, reporting to him about Yuan Hao's assassination attempt on Dong Yang.

"Yuan Hao really has some guts, thinking Longhua belongs to Yuan Tian."

The man in the Tang suit chuckled lightly.

He was Lu Zhanpeng, one of the three great directors of the Longhua Auction House, in charge of all auction-related matters.

He could be considered the top authority in the Longhua Auction House.

"Boss, what should we do now? Should we bring Yuan Hao here for questioning?"

This man spoke up.

"The master has been missing for many years now, and there are those whose hearts itch to claim all of Longhua Auction House for themselves."

Lu Zhanpeng sneered.

"Boss, should we inform the Third Master?"

This man spoke up again.

"No need, that guy will show up when it's time."

"What we need to do now is wait for the Young Master to appear."

"As long as Long Hua has a new leader, everything else will smoothly fall into place."

Lu Zhanpeng's eyes glinted peculiarly as he spoke softly.

Meanwhile, in the East Sea.

Zi Group, President's Office.

At this moment, Wan Da and President Tan Xiangchun were discussing something.

Bang!!!

At that moment, the door to the office was violently opened, and Zi Yan'er walked in with an aloof expression.

"Miss!!!"

Seeing Zi Yan'er, Wan Da and Tan Xiangchun hurriedly stood up and exclaimed.

Slap!!!

Zi Yan'er threw a ledger onto the desk and said coldly:

"Can either of you explain where the ten billion yuan meant for investing in building five major branch offices and three pharmaceutical plants the year before last went?"

"This... "

"Miss, all the details are listed in this document."

"Initially..."

The expressions of Tan Xiangchun and Wan Da changed, and they hastily explained.

"I don't want to hear any of this nonsense. If you don't give me a reasonable explanation by tomorrow, I'll simply call the police."

Zi Yan'er declared coldly and turned to leave the room.

"President, what do we do now? The Miss won't really..."

At this moment, Wan Da looked at Tan Xiangchun with an ugly and nervous expression.

"Damn, I didn't expect this girl would be so troublesome. I'll contact the Second Young Master first to see what he decides."

Tan Xiangchun sneered.

He directly called Zi Yan'er's uncle, Second Young Master Zi.

"What? Second Young Master, kidnap... kidnap!!!"

Soon, Tan Xiangchun, holding his phone, changed his expression dramatically, speaking in shock.

"I will send someone to help you; if you don't dare to do it, bear the consequences by yourselves!!!"

On the phone, Second Young Master Zi spoke coldly.

Then Second Young Master Zi hung up the phone.

"President, what did you just say about kidnapping?"

Wan Da asked Tan Xiangchun.

"The Second Young Master wants us to kidnap Zi Yan'er."

Tan Xiangchun stated.

"What? Kidnap the Miss?"

Wan Da exclaimed in shock.

"Yes, there's no other way now."

"Otherwise, once a thorough investigation begins, we all might end up behind bars."

Tan Xiangchun voiced coldly.

His eyes flickered with a chilling gleam.

"Then let's take the risk."

"After all, we have the backing of the Second Young Master."

Wan Da nodded and said:

"But the Miss is protected by Zi Family experts. We probably can't manage just by ourselves..."

"Don't worry, the Second Young Master will send people. We just need to assist."

Tan Xiangchun stated.

Meanwhile, outside the Mu family residence, a convoy of black sedans parked there.

There were about twenty or thirty vehicles, completely surrounding the Mu family residence.

Then a group of people descended from these vehicles.

They were dressed in uniform black and each held a long black bag in their hands.

All of them had an indifferent expression.

There were nearly seventy to eighty people, creating quite an intimidating scene.

This scene horrified the guards outside the Mu family gate, their faces turning pale and their eyes filled with fear.

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